I am actually a very reserved person. Meaning… I seldom
discuss about my feelings openly. The only one that I trust to pour my heart
out is Mr H, the main reason is because, he forgets easily. Hahaha.😝😝
I remember once at a seminar, we were asked to introduce
ourselves and to state one word to describe us. My choice of word was “RETICENT”.
Thus, it was not a surprise that I fell easily to the trap
of depression. When you have no one to turn to for support, no one to talk to
about what you are going through, you tend to curl in the corner of your
bedroom and hope that the earth somehow will swallow you and all your problems
would be magically solved.
I had written extensively in this blog about my experience
with depression and how I fought it with all the might that I have. You can
have a read here and here. Trust me, I wouldn’t want to go there again.
But newsflash!
Depression usually wouldn’t go away totally. Every now and then you will still
have that feeling… the ugly feeling that will succumb you to it.
Fighting depression is not a joke. I know some people think
that we created these stories just to feel sorry for ourselves. Trust me. That
was not our intention. I have a zillion of things to do, I seriously don’t have
time to mop around doing nothing except feeling sorry about myself. But at
times, I just couldn’t ignore the horror calls of depression.
I had improved a lot from the moment I was diagnosed with
depression 10 years ago and I am so proud of it. It is a good thing that I realized
back then, I did not want to be in that state forever because it had started to consume me, albeit slowly. I needed to get better. So I seek help. I went to see a therapist at
the hospital.
I remember crying like a baby the first moment I had an
appointment with the therapist. She calmly pat my shoulder and said, “It’s ok,
just cry. It can reduce the negativity in your soul.” She was right. I felt
better after crying and also after talking to her.
Truth is, I did not reveal much information to her at that
time. Like I said earlier, I am a very reserved person, and thus, I prefer
not to discuss about my feelings openly. The therapist, as a professional,
could feel this too but she helped me to organize my thoughts. After each
session, I would feel alive again. Well… a McDonald Value Meal set did help
too.😃😂
Anyway, what I want to highlight here is that, if you think
that you have issues with your thoughts, just find professional help. I understand
that sometimes it is better to talk to a stranger rather than someone close to
you. A professional therapist, for example, would know how to react and how to
offer help and guide you to leave the shell of depression. If you want to get
better, YOU.NEED.TO.FIND.HELP.♡
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